New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-05
LILLE DURAND-RUEL COLLECTION

The paintings collected by NJ. Duraud-Ruel, which
will be sold this evening and tomorrow evening at
Moore's Gallery, No. 200 Fiith-aye., deserve the
favorable consideration OF those who are lntelgenty
interested in modern art. When the expert who dls-
covered the worth of Met, Corot, Rousseau and a
score of others famous, long in advance OF his
brother dealers amateurs, appears before our
public has certainly earned the right to respectful
hearing. He exhibits 127 oils pastes and water
coors which form a collection OF an interest and ex-
ceence OF quality very rare in our suction-rooms-
There are a lew paintings by the French impress
sionistsr but most OF these pictures stand Tor no
especial school There five pictures by Michel
rather an inheritance from the old Dutch
landscape painters than modern pein air students
Among the number some unusual in subject, one
study OF an oak tree OF fine quality, and one with
horsemen painted by John Lewis Brown. The latter
has never been well represented here as IN TINS
collection and it would. be hard to find water color
OF a horse with charming painting than Is seen
in the little picture No. 10, while Tor important
examples there is the large " The Attack, Win
variety OF oils and water coors between when com
bne mastery the subject and artistic ieeing Ibose
who can dives themselves OF the influence OF fashlon
and compare the average Fromentn WIN Huguets
brilliant Oriental scenes, Will find that 1t Is the former
tho suffers from the comparison. Among the pictures
by BOudn whose gray marines and shore scenes nave
obtained favorable recognition, Is breezy marine,
rewarded with a Salon medal the largest OF his pct-
ures which We have seen. Desboutns who IS known
to some collectors an engraver, proves himself a
painter OF remarkable breadth ana strength IN his
ably sympathetic feeling in his small picture oil
child
OF more conventional work there is Gibert's
" Vegetable Market thoroughly well executed, The
ORPHANS an example OF Academic art by LatOn,
pupil of Dearoche, moonlight by Cberot and another
by Lepine. q pupil OF Corot, but painter OF faris
rather than OF the country. Something might be said
of two good examples OF an American artist, MT IL
L. Weeks and especial notice should be taken OF the
pictures by Paul Vernon, Boulard and Damoye, not
tor their MORT but because Vernon is the notorious
mitator OF Diaz Bouard Is clever copylst OF Dupre,
and Damoye a pupil of Daubigny and man OF
talent is suggestively close follower oil his MASTER
We trust that the Nernons aud Boulards may not
appear with changed signatures, but 1t would be
Interesting to know how many DlaZes by vernon ana
Dupres by Boulard treasured IN our collections
After these and other pictures which are worth more
notice than can give, come group OF paintings oy
the impressionists" Claude Monet, the strongest OF
the school, a painter OF light air, movement and
color whose distinction Will yet be recognized
Depas, Sisey Renoir and Pissano. The clih scene
by Monet is OF his more audaciOus attempts at
violent out-doOr effect but there Is truthful view al
a green hillside and rlver a subject chosen by him
from another point OF view tor picture which hangs
IN one OF the choicest of New York's collections
There are two admirable pastes, The Races by
Degas and good autumn scene by Sisley. There are
a few examples OF extreme Impressonisn which are
unbeautiiul aud iscordant in color but there should
be discrimination enough to recognize the force OF
such painter as Claude Monet in his best work to
apprehend the purpose of these painters and 10 appre
cfae their uneven their work may De, H.
stead of accepting ready made hostile opinion.
However, this is time tor discussion OIL the " Inn
pre- ssonists," whose pictures form as we have said
estng COLLECTION lie introduces to eral strong
painters who are worth knowing. but our amateurs
may vet have enough 10 Judge pictures Ill
O truly catholic spirit without reference to fashion.